Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Somhairle

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
asked of God

Pronunciation

s(o)-mhair-le, som-hairle

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #590, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
20224
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence